Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-10-28
NEWS SUMMARY.

Syracuse, y. Y. hal n S-.O,OJj fire on
the 18th INST
Eight j, cles of snow fen in the vicinity
of the Black ills, Get. ID.
Da1ie Kennedy, financial editor OF the
PittsLugg Dispatch is dead.
Between 1000 and 5O)O shoemaker in
Philadell hia are on strike
The business portion of Rome, Oh o, was
destroyed by fire the other night.
1hh statue of Lincoln has been placed
in position in Lincoln park. Chicago.
r.. GARFIELD and her daughter Mollie
arrived in Liverpool on the 2Oth inst
The stock yards in Wichita, Kansas,
were burned on tho 18TH lncendiary.
The paper mills I'm Mddletown, Ohio,
were destroyed by fire the other morning.
Fully 5000 eople attended the opening
of the Texas state air in Dallas the other
day.
The experimental sugar station in Louis
lana has been completely wrecked by a
cyclone.
A cablegram announces the death OF w.
Il. Sheridan, the well known actor, in
Australia.
/ Experienced physicians and nurses are
needed at Tampa, Florida. TO battle with
yellow fever.
. 2Cali orn democrats are "fggeringn TO
have the next national convention held in
San francisco.
Two hundred and eighty Mormon con
verts from Liverpool landed in New York
on the Goth INST.
Denied that Mexican ports are closed
/ against United States vessels on account
Of cholera at New York
/ Three boys were instantly killed by the
/ explosion OF the ovens at the japanning
works in Bristol Conn, the other day.
The Humane society in convention at
/ J oc ester, adopted resolutions condemn
ing Pasteur's method of treating hydro
! phobia.
An appeal has been taken TO the United
/ states supreme court TO test the constitu-
tionality of the Iowa and Kansas prohihi
ton Laws.
The western waterways convention,
beld in Menu his Tenn. favored a scheme
TO conntc Lac Michigan with the Missis
sippl river.
W. W. Turnbull Of Glasgow, Scotland,
has been chosen right worthy grand tenn
plar OF the |. o. e.. T., vice ). Is. Finch,
| deceased.
GeorgIa's legislature adjourned on the
/ 2lst inst, after four months session
without adopting any OF the public meas
ures discussed.
Canada i, endeavoring TO induce French
Canadians now settled IN the United States
TO return ind take up their residence in
/ the dominion.
A convention of Illinois G.. \. X. men
met in Chicago the other day for the pur
pose Of united action regarding the SER
vice pension bill.
Tampa, Fia.appeals 10 the public for aid
to relieve the sufterings Of the laboring
class who have been out OF work since
yellow fever appeared.
Isaac Ellis Peter burg Va, patriarch,
has just taken unto himself hi, eighth
wife. Ellis /, - ar, old, and is the
father OF ihirty-six chi dren.
Ex-senator Mcdonald OF Indiana, has
been retained by tho mormons TO fight the
suits for dissolution Of the church and
immigrant a, sOc.atlon corporation.
The Hon. Lewis Walbridge, chief us.
tIce OF Manitoba, died at Wnnepeg the
other morning. aged l. lie was speaker
of the dominion parliament IN G3.
Railroads between Chicago and Kansas
City have agreed to reduce the rate on
packing house products salt meats and
provisions, cents per hundred pounds.
The time of the 1900 men employed in
the Atchison, Topeka q Santa Re shops at
opeka has been reduced from ten to nine
hours, with Il corresl ondlng decrease in
pay.
Anarchist Parsons has written TO Gov.
Oglesby of Illinois, declaring his inno-
ceuce and demanding his liberty. lie
says he will not accept imprisonment for
lite.
Secretary Bayard has published card
outlining his policy in the fishery troubles.
lie says substantially that the rights of
the United States must and shall be main
tanned.
The chief signal service officer has de
cided to station an indications officer at
st Paul. This will enable him TO send out
warnings of cold waves five hours earlier
than heretofore.
b. +. Jones, chairman Of the national
republican committee has issued a call
for the committee to meet IN Washing on,
Dec. 5, to fix the date for ho.ding the next
national convention.
The Union coal company of Shamokin,
Pa, will discharge all miners who do not
understand English. Ignorance of the
language causes many dangerous blum
ders in mistaking orders
Eighty. five per cent of the producing
capacity OF Kentucky have signed an
agreement not TO make whisky during the
dIstilling season ending July lSSS, AS a
result an advance in prices is expected.
Mrs Charles Bulls Of Worthington,
Mimi, sold to George II. Treadwell, com
mander G.. a. r., Albany, y. y. the orisi
ual ordinance of secession passed by the
state OF Virginia. Consideration $1,000.
The following is the assessed value OF
stock in Texas: Horses and mules, 1,l9 :,
522 head; va.ue, S3,22l.'ll. Cattle, t,5i1,
964 head; value 81, ,356l4. The decrease
in value from ca tie OF last year is about
$500 100
Two ships arrived n New York the 9th
er day, both of which had several cases OF
cholera ON board. one vessel came from
Marseilles and the other from Naples
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